If you're a computer scientist, this is entirely the wrong way of thinking about it. Instead I would ask: what does network virtualization mean? how does it affect the networks, systems, and applications you are interested in? What transformative change can it bring about? What awesomely cool stuff can you do with it? How will it affect the world? Understanding the technology and what you can do with it is the important part.
If you're a VC, well then, it's going to be HUGE - bigger than Cisco, Juniper, Comcast and AT&T combined!* Perhaps you are interested in funding my OpenFlow-based startup? ;-) -Bob * note: this isn't actually a lie - networking vendors and operators have implemented and used network virtualization for years. This is another reason to think about what you really mean by network virtualization. On Oct 5, 2011, at 12:29 PM, Eddy Lee wrote: > I am trying to get a feel of how big the network virtualization industry will > become. Do you have some sources on how much the industry is or will be > worth? I have seen some figures on the compute and storage virtualization > industry (such as from VMware), but I have not found such figures, or even > discussion on network virtualization. > _______________________________________________ > openflow-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/openflow-discuss _______________________________________________ openflow-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/openflow-discuss
